Slicing device



Sept. 7, 1943. R .1; ARNEY SLIC ING DEVICE Filed July 13, 1942 j? JA`/NVENTQR aymapa fwgy BY ,my

A TT ORNE Y *the hand of the operator in reciprocating the PatentedSept. 7, `1943 ,Thisinvention relates to"a.slicingdevice.l-l-` "TheslicingV device provided byltthis invention" l mayibel"`iused to sliceup manydifferent kindsf of `j'soft or semi-solid? materials 'but i ismore particui` larlyintendediforl slicingcheese. f yAmong the objects oftheinventionlare:dto provide improved means Aforrnounting, adjusting-andgtensioriing a wirewiflcittingf elementji i totprol` .l videa-slicerthatfcanbeheldin ltliehand ina'L more convenientmanner"duringfffoperationgand" "to improveupcntheconstructionioffslicing''de Vi'cesiin respect to simplicitymd-"durab' ityfot "constructionand ease ofi operation@ l i 1,9, Other"'objectsj advantagegzafndfeatures; 0f yr `invention will hereinafter`appear.` l Referring to the accompanying drawing,

Vferredfembodiment@of the inventionff-` e f `illustrates'whatisatpresentdeemedfto be-apre- "Fig 1 is aplan View of` the `:completedevicer@ Fig. Zis a side elevationthereofl Y 20 y i. Fig. 43 is acrossfsectionfonilineS-SofiFigi j Fig. 1.4 is an enlargedsectionalyiidetailion line A j 47-4 of Figc. A 1

" ffFig. V,5.fis a' fragmental'detail onrlinel-F- y of shaft'bracket;- 2i i l i Figui? isa fragmenta `sectionaldetail'taken'`oniliri'e'i-flofFgl. f n i l Q, ffReferringindetailn thedrawing;thevloed` .l `plateIIlgSbypreferenceandas shown;'is of.. anVelongated; igenerally rectangular .shape. @.Alc'mg `eiiih sideedgesaidfbedkplate has an inwardly directed ange I I whichi'sspacedslig'htly above -`the upperface of the plate, therebyprovidingguidejgrooves I2"toreceive with la workir'glt ,l.'.theiiside.edgezportionsjof as'lidablel plategk hih: mayibetermed the;workcarrierj'because it supports the cheese orothermaterial beingsliced." As viewedA in Figs. 1 andw2 s aid plate I3.=ihas"`at 40itsfvleftnend'an upwardly directed `flange Mi 1 against the right handface of `,which abutsthek material being sliced while said material -issupported by said plate I3. Said ange I4 also, aids slide `I3 inrelation to the aforesaid bed plate IIJ.

A U-shaped memberv orA yoke I5 consisting f single bar `having deflected`extremities is` swingably fastened to the bed plate III "Withlthe"extremities of its arms I6 at all times projecting "f varyingpredetermined distances above the `face` 1;

of` said bed plate, a wire II, or other-attenuated 1 cutter beingcarried by said `arms and bridging A the spacebetween their extremities.Eaclrarm"` VP'Iri has a notch I8 cutacross its freegend, said 55Abraclretplate 2|, welded or otherwisel1eld"in 4place, is shownwherebysaid l shaft"` is turnably xfastenedf tothefbediplate Iiljf `Each'endloftheV wire |11 passes throughy a suitable hole 'I19'inthe ,shafb 2U-andiis wind'able 1 around "said` shaft. Milled nuts 22 are shown secured tother end portions of shaft 20 to use in turning" saidlshaft `in"relation to .the yoke arms.` AIii totension the wire\.yll.`Afset"screw`23` carriedf byy onel of` the ,yoke arms serves to securejsaid shaft .1V in rits Vadjli'sted'A relation f to the 1 yoke. .l 2

'i To the owen'sideof the base plate 'I Il issecured offthej means riori releasably` 'securing the yoke in various" positions Vto whichA it maybe adjusted.

l i v l 25l the:latterowall'lhaving throughita segmental.anoenlargedlsectional detailtofV the slot {28` Through said `slotprojectsfa threaded jeoting part` of;A this studk screws` a` milled,clamp-1 i inglnuti;'aywasher-Bltbeing shown underlying 'saidzntljThefouter surface of the arcuate plate portion21 preferably. providedwith; numbered graduations` 324 alongsiderthelslotJZ- to' guide the:userin swinging ,the` yoke to the `desiredfadf- VJ'usted .positionpreparatory :to clamping said yoke `inffplace by tightening the nut. .-5i -.By preference andas shown theanged'por.- Y

ion Iloffvthe slide' is made narrowerthanwthe f'space lfbetween:` l the`flanges i I I ofi the` l `bed plate.

suitable `co'nventionalrstop imeans mayifbe provided;` to limit.-theVoutward movement of the ably a piano wire), yet it Visto be understoodthat `the claimed invention is nOtlimited tothe particular'kind ofvcutter shown. The` angular K position` tolwhich said `yoke is adjusteddeter-` minesthe height ofthe cutter in relation to the upper faceof theslide',` andhence `regulates the slicecut from the body being thicknessof each sneed.` c

a body 35` of material being sliced is shown in broken lines supportedupon the bed `plate I0 with its left end abutting against the i bedplate ange I4. n y

n 7 Although the drawing shows a tensioned wire mounted inl apositiontovform` a cutter (preferi In using the device the operator will hold itin one hand by grasping the housing Z which projects laterally from thebed plate, and with the other hand will grasp" the lump of cheeseresting upon the slide I3, preferably holding the y thumb of the latterhand against the backside of the ange I4 which upstands from the slide.

rWhile supporting the device in this manner he will move the body ofcheese thereacross in a .reciprocating manner .in relation to the bedplate, which will cause the wireV cutter I1 vto lslice a layer of cheeseoff each time the cheese body and slide are moved to the right kend ofthe bed plate, viewing the device as seen in Figs.` 1

and 2. l

At the end of each cutting movement flangey I4 .Y is brought, intocontact with the wire, causing' a slice to bie completely severed. Whenthe main vbody of cheese recedes from the Wire tothe end of its movementin that direction, the operator will remove the main body'of cheesefromthe device. The sliced off piece Willathen be found to have adheredeither. to the .slide VI3 or ',elseto thek main piece; and in eithercase will be-manfuallyk removed'before another slicing operation. Thedevice may be regarded as a tool to beheld in one hand of the operatorand moved (as a plane), across a body of` material to-be sliced heldinthe opposite hand; or the material toy be 'sliced may be thought of as.beingg'moved across.

`thetool.y v f Iclaim: 1. TA slicing device comprising anwel'ongatedgenerally rectangular bed plate havingai guide along each of its side'edges, a U -shaped member;` n consisting of a single barhaving..de'flectedextremities, said bar underlying. saidbed plate andswingably secured thereto for adjustment jwith.

segmental slot and said U-shaped member car rying a clamping devicewhich projects through said slot and is manually operable to releasablymaintain said member and cutter in adjusted position. f

3. A slicing device comprising a bed plate havinga guide along each ofopposite sides, -a

U`shaped member underlying said bed plate and` swingably adjustable withthe extremities of its arms atall times projecting varying predetermineddistances above `theface of saidbed plate, i l a cutter consisting'of awire carried by said arms and bridging the space between theirextremities, a turnable shaft carried by said bed plate in-'a4transverse subjacent relation thereto, the end portions of .said shaftextending through the 1 arms of said U-shaped member, said shaft being".

` turnably adjustable in relation to said U-shaped member,` clampingmeans carried by said U-member to clamp said shaft in adjustedrelations'thereto, the endportions of the afore` said wirebe'ing securedto and 'Windable upon the end portions of said shaft, anda'reciprocatory 1 work-carrier movable along Vand between :the

aforesaid guidesto support `the work while being slicedby said cutter.

4. ,In' -a slicing device, ,a

having arms through which'end portions of said shaft; loosely pas sacutter consisting of a tension'ed wire whichpasses across end portionsof theextremities'of its arms at all-times proj'ect'- l ing varyingpredetermined'distancesfabove'sthe face of saidfbed plate, an attenuatedcutter carriedby said arms and bridging the ,spacebe ytween .theirextremities, and -.a ireciprocatory work-carrier `movable along andTbetween:i said guides/to support the work whileibeing vsliced in theunder part by said cutter. f* ,1

2. A slicing device' comprising" an elongated generally rectangular bedplate having a guide alongl each ofits side edges, ay U-shaped-mem# berunderlying said bed plate and swingablyse.`

cured thereto for adjustment with the extremi: ties of its arms at' al1times projectingvarying predetermined distances above the face of: saidbed plate', Van attenuated cutter.carriedibysaid arms and bridgingthespace between their "extremities,y a reciprocatory work-carrier .movablealong and between said guides,to ksupport the .Work whilebeing slicedfrom the'underside by saidbutter, and an'arcuate combined Vshieldandhand-hold plate, secured tothe und'ersideA of said bedplate, saidhand-hold plate havinga ,-tremitiesto receive 'said wire. Y.

6. In a slicing device, .an elongated bed plate,

said yoke-and has its end portions secured toen'd portions of saidshaft, and clamping means carried by said yoke tomaintain the yoke andshaft in adjusted rotational positions relative toeach other. u e y 5;:The subject matter of claim 4,.and thearms of said yoke having notches.across'their Yex-V ai fU-shaped member underlying said bed plate andswingably secured thereto` for adjustment with the extremities of itsarmsat all ktimes pro` Vjecting varying predetermined distances above lsaid bed plate, a cutter carried by said arm's and bridgingvthe space'between their extremities; a

workcarrier mounted upon the upper. sidefof lsaid bed plate toy.reciprocate longitudinally thereof, a downwardly extending hand-holdmember secured tothe lower side-of. said plate, and a clamping deviceAcarried Vby said. U.shaped releasably maintain :"the

device 'projects thereby rendering it accessible for adjustment.

` `bed plate or support, I. a vshaft turnably carriedA byv said support,a yoke RAYMOND J. narrar.'V

